Name/Title
Ice pick advertising Island City Ice Co., c. 1940Entry/Object ID
2020.1.1Description
Acc. No. 20.1.1
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda
Date or Period: circa 1940
Object: Ice pick
Description; A metal ice pick with a wooden handle, imprinted in black letters stating, "Island City Ice Co. Alameda, Calif. Phone Alameda 4600".
Size: L-8”
History of Object: An ice pick distributed as a business premium to the customers of the Island City Ice Co. The 1949 City Directory lists the owners as, H. S. Swanson, Gottlieb Woehrle, and August Pearson, at the business address of 2310 Encinal Avenue, Alameda.
Acquired from: Museum acquisition fund
Date: 01/11/2020Interpretative Labels
Label
1/20/2021 MvL: current sign:
ICE PICK PREMIUMS
A popular gift given to the
customers of our local
ice delivery companies.
